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speech fright

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
speech fright
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations.

Uncountable

noun

A frightful incident brought about by one's fear of public speaking.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From speech + fright.

Usage

Inflected Forms

speech frights (plural) speech-fright (alternative) speechfright (alternative)

Phrases

stage-fright

Frequently Paired Words

stage-fright

Questions

What does speech fright mean?
The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations.
Where does speech fright come from?
From speech + fright.

How to pronounce speech fright

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